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| culture | the way of life of people who share similar beliefs and customs |
| ethnic group | a group of people who share a common history, language, religion, and some physical characteristics |
| dialect | a local form of a language that differs from the same language in other areas |
| democracy | a form of limited government where the power rests with the people |
| dictatorship | in this form of government rulers have unlimited powers |
| monarchy | kings or queens are born into a ruling family and inherit their power to rule |
| cultural diffusion | the process of spreading knowledge and skills to other cultures |
| civilization | highly developed cultures |
| culture region | an area that includes different countries that share similar cultural traits, which can include economic systems, forms of government, languages, religions, history, art, food, dress |
| oligarchy | a form of government where power rests with a few people who make all of the decisions |
| constitutional monarchy | a king or queen is symbolic; elected leaders hold the power to rule (United Kingdom today) |
| representative democracy | a form of limited government where power rests with the people, who vote for representatives who make and enforce laws |
| globalization | the development of a worldwide culture with an interdependent economy |
| widespread | scattered or found in a wide area |
| unique | being the only one of its kind |
